Ellon recycling centre
Physical distancing and traffic management measures are in place - visits to the centre are strictly by booking only.
Before you visit the recycling centre, find out what items can and cannot be recycled. You can also view a list of materials accepted at all our recycling centres (pdf 83KB).
Location and site layout
Ellon
Balmacassie Commercial Park
Balmacassie Brae
AB41 8BY
View location on a map
View site layout (pdf 71KB)
Opening times
- Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm
- Friday 9am to 4pm
- Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm
Our opening times might change over Christmas and New Year.
Book a visit
Find out how to make a booking and what measures are in place.
Book a slot at a household recycling centre
Items accepted
Items accepted at the Ellon centre:
- batteries (household and car)
- blue bin recycling
- cooking oil
- electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries)
- engine oil
- fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs)
- garden waste
- gas cylinders
- glass bottles and jars
- plasterboard
- rubble and ceramics
- rigid plastic (laundry baskets, buckets, toys, plant pots, drainage pipes and hard hats)
- scrap metal
- soil and turf
- textiles
- wood (including treated)
- non-recyclable waste
- re-use charitable goods